Alvania burtoni is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania burtoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. burtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania burtoni Glibert, 1962
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| Synonyms | |
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† Alvania (Acinulus) burtoni Glibert, 1962 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this species were in Bartonian strata near Barton, Great Britain.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania burtoni Glibert, 1962 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883188 on 2024-02-08
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